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Turnbuckle Selden WANTED NO-Name hardware anikalela at 6:56pm 01.30.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1256 I have a 2005 hunter 33. I am looking to get a Selden knock off if possible. My turnbuckle snapped
Reconnecting... John at 6:46pm 01.30.09 Ask All Sailors 11/1874 Okay, here's another question - maybe just a minor detail. I'll be pulling the keel stepped mast o
Fuel consumption on a 26S Blake at 4:43pm 01.30.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/3102 We are planning a trip to Lake Powell in April. Big lake with few Marinas. I have no idea what kind
Ballast in ODay 22 ? Sea Drifter at 3:25pm 01.30.09 Ask An Oday Owner 9/2052 My ODay 22 (1978) is designed to have 600 lbs lead in the keel. It is fine under sail, and I reef do
Classic Cruiser vrs Modern Cruiser Franklin at 2:02pm 01.30.09 Ask All Sailors 27/4359 I don't want this to turn into a thread war of which is better. It's more of a thread to discuss an
Sail Trim Seminar Don Guillette at 1:54pm 01.30.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 0/2820 When I lived in So Ca I conducted many sail trim seminars, 2 or 3 of which were under the auspices o
New Running Rigging Coming Soon (2) Maine Sail at 1:20pm 01.30.09 Ask All Sailors 4/2073 I just returned from Yale Cordage from picking up my freshly spliced halyards (WOW is all I can say)
Autohelm ST1000 on a Capri-18 CaptDon01 at 12:47pm 01.30.09 Smaller Boats 1/2036 Anyone install an Autohelm 1000 on their Capri-18? Thinking of the ST1000 vs the ST2000. I think t
Cool things that a digital camera is good for. (1) Ross at 10:49am 01.30.09 Ask All Sailors 18/2638 I had a job today locating some water pipes that would freeze in very cold weather and correcting th
Bilge pump on 26D Nik at 9:30am 01.30.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 28/4100 How and where is the best way to mount an electric bilge pump in a 26D? The problem I am seeing is
Good vendor report (1) Maine Sail at 5:30am 01.30.09 Ask All Sailors 25/4603 After 20+ years I was due for a new Forstner bit set. While cruising through Fine Woodworking magazi
Gone to Catalina windward54 at 8:34pm 01.29.09 SSB and Ham Operators 6/4984 Weather looks great, mid 70's with a good breeze. I'm hitting the water and heading for Catalina Is
What do I have ??? onbye at 8:27pm 01.29.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1372 Hello, I am a new sailboat owner... Iam a builder of canoes and kayaks and hve just purchased my f
Im Building a Sailing Dinghy! Check it out! (2) sailingandsuch at 7:51pm 01.29.09 Ask All Sailors 46/14410 UPDATE I have since added more photos and posts to my blog! Check it out, the boat is coming along p
Home Made Furler? Mike M8297 at 7:47pm 01.29.09 Catalina 22 20/12866 Anyone have experience with home made furlers on a C22? I've seen a couple of posts on the web showi
Semco Products renom2 at 6:21pm 01.29.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/988 Hello I wanted to see if anyone has ever used the Semco Sealer on Teak or their 2 part cleaner.
Oday 25 Bimini Information jhussey at 5:09pm 01.29.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1558 As an owner of 1978 Oday, we are interested in adding a bimini.rail or deck mount. Any suggestions,
On provisioning, good food and saving money Ross at 4:54pm 01.29.09 Ask All Sailors 26/3653 I haven't fixed Boston Baked beans for several years now and was feeling needful. So last night I pu
Let's See Your Mods! (5) Doug J at 2:36pm 01.29.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 36/7514 I posted this on the trailersailor site and got a flurry of interesting responses. So I'll post it
We are doing a 3 day sail this weekend. caguy at 2:27pm 01.29.09 Destinations 9/3211 We will be doing a sail from MDR to Long Beach this Saturday,where we will dock for the night. On

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Cable tv? Growl at 3:11pm 02.02.22 rgranger...........a Hunter 386 I purchased some time ago had 4 fishing pole holders on the stern r
Firefly battery issues mermike at 3:09pm 02.02.22 Optimal is to have equal leads to common busbars. All positive cables the same length. All negatives
Screw clamp port lights Growl at 3:06pm 02.02.22 Swabbing Maties!
Screw clamp port lights Growl at 3:05pm 02.02.22 Actually the rubber gaskets are in good shape, soaped rinsed and cleaned the 4 port lights and smear
Hatch cover needs repair ---comments appreciated garymalmgren at 3:03pm 02.02.22 Well , my well intentioned information is pretty useless. The posted photos don't seem to be smoky
To oil or varnish?! Growl at 2:57pm 02.02.22 Depends on whether you like to sail or do woodworking ... Personally, if I saw those badly checked
Raising the Mast Tater at 2:57pm 02.02.22 They are anodized and they cost about a dollar.
Raising the Mast stickinthemud57 at 2:53pm 02.02.22 Yes, those would work too if you can find the right size in stainless steel. Unless you keep your bo
all Pearson 303 owners Cypressman at 2:33pm 02.02.22 Update on PSS shaft seal . I hauled the boat and pulled the bellows from the shaft tube and the bell
mast raising stickinthemud57 at 2:31pm 02.02.22 Boat yoga. LOL. Pay dirt! This link contains a photo that shows the backstay arrangement, which app
Raising the Mast Tater at 2:28pm 02.02.22 Once-upon-a-time, I could have fabricated stays. I hope mine last a while. Someone suggested PTO pi
Raising the Mast stickinthemud57 at 2:15pm 02.02.22 That makes perfect sense as long as you can get proper tension. I would try to make it work without
"Forum Search" is Dead jssailem at 2:03pm 02.02.22 I wouldn't have an Espar heater, If you lived in the Tropics. Problem solved... No need for the iP
Single handing Davidasailor26 at 1:57pm 02.02.22 Will mounting a transducer "in Hull" still enable you to use all the functions? I bought a Garmin
Firefly battery issues jssailem at 1:57pm 02.02.22 No NOT MORE BALANCED. You will charge send a charge across the middle battery. CURRENT SET UP IS B
H26 Centerboard Play grangehill at 1:50pm 02.02.22
Single handing Light air at 1:44pm 02.02.22 Will mounting a transducer "in Hull" still enable you to use all the functions? I bought a Garmin f
Single handing WI Rigger at 1:41pm 02.02.22 Dave: Is there somewhere I can obtain a drawing of the precise location of the ballast tank for
mast raising (2) MacBeane at 1:35pm 02.02.22 I will contact Todd McChesney, he sounds like the Mac guru. Kinda like the Bud Taplin for Westsails.
Raising the Mast Tater at 1:22pm 02.02.22 Now with no fingernails, the adjusters are on. How I hate those rings! One of the quick release pins

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